BTD Excuse me if I felt obligated to speak out against the disrespectful and ignorant comments posted here. I am proud of my profession and proud of my role in the development of veterinary medicine in The Bahamas. I have always stressed the need for vets to work with animal welfare groups and for animal welfare groups to be supportive of our veterinarians.
Recently animal welfare seem to be intent on dictating to Bahamian vets how their profession should operate in their own country. Of course this is hard to take. I hope the new generation of vets now entering our profession will take pride in their contribution to their country and that they will be able to earn the respect that currently is not being shown to our profession.
I would prefer to see 3,000 animals spayed and neutered by Bahamian vets in their Bahamian clinics year after year with the chance to turn these first timers into clients even if they only occasionally bring their animals back, until the problem is solved than see an occasional visit by foreign vets who would have no lasting interest or connection with the patients they spay and their owners. In my view the organization and implementation of a 3,000 per year program would be a source of pride for Bahamian vets and Bahamian pet owners in general and would be a major part of nation building.
People who care about animals in The Bahamas willingly donate to charitable organizations who offer free/low cost/ at cost spays and neuters to pet owners who cannot afford these surgeries. Local vets will spay and neuter these pets for $50.00 per animal. Raise the funds, spay and neuter the animals...seems like simple process to me.
Jack I have always "been in". I have been practicing veterinary medicine in The Bahamas for 33 years and have always been a staunch advocate of animal welfare and free/low cost/at cost spays. I was "in" when I founded Proud Paws and when we did more than 7,000 spays and neuters but have become tired by the lack of respect shown to vets in The Bahamas by the animal welfare community.
The costs of course vary according to whether it's a dog or cat, whether it is large or small, whether it is young and slim or old and fat, whether it is pregnant or not, whether it is a crypt orchid or not, and whether vaccines are given or not, what anesthetic is used, what antibiotic cover is provided, what pain meds are used and what health problems require treatment.
There is no one size fits all in terms if costs but most spay projects cost out at an average price say $50.00 What you make on a male cat you lose big time on a big fat pregnant Rottweiler!
Other costs are wages for staff when done in a clinic, labour costs for sterilizing instruments and power costs for autoclave.
In my opinion spay and neuter projects in The Bahamas should also include screening for heart worms and tick-borne diseases to avoid anesthetic deaths and to assist with post operative care re preventative medicine.
PBizzell says...
Jack you know that the materials to be used by foreign vets was provided by Op Pot from donors within The Bahamas.
On Operation Potcake has been cancelled following opposition from local vets. How do you think the spay and neuter programme should be run?
Posted 30 November 2013, 7:20 p.m. Suggest removal
PBizzell says...
BTD
Excuse me if I felt obligated to speak out against the disrespectful and ignorant comments posted here. I am proud of my profession and proud of my role in the development of veterinary medicine in The Bahamas. I have always stressed the need for vets to work with animal welfare groups and for animal welfare groups to be supportive of our veterinarians.
Recently animal welfare seem to be intent on dictating to Bahamian vets how their profession should operate in their own country. Of course this is hard to take. I hope the new generation of vets now entering our profession will take pride in their contribution to their country and that they will be able to earn the respect that currently is not being shown to our profession.
On Operation Potcake cancelled after local vet opposition
Posted 29 November 2013, 1:04 a.m. Suggest removal
PBizzell says...
Jack If I wanted to earn some money do you think I would spay dogs at $50.00 each to earn it? I would make more squeezing anal sacs for $10.00 !!
On Operation Potcake cancelled after local vet opposition
Posted 29 November 2013, 12:46 a.m. Suggest removal
PBizzell says...
Jack who cares what you want?
On Operation Potcake cancelled after local vet opposition
Posted 29 November 2013, 12:36 a.m. Suggest removal
PBizzell says...
I would prefer to see 3,000 animals spayed and neutered by Bahamian vets in their Bahamian clinics year after year with the chance to turn these first timers into clients even if they only occasionally bring their animals back, until the problem is solved than see an occasional visit by foreign vets who would have no lasting interest or connection with the patients they spay and their owners.
In my view the organization and implementation of a 3,000 per year program would be a
source of pride for Bahamian vets and Bahamian pet owners in general and would be a major part of nation building.
On Operation Potcake cancelled after local vet opposition
Posted 29 November 2013, 12:34 a.m. Suggest removal
PBizzell says...
That point will be put to our President and members.
On Operation Potcake cancelled after local vet opposition
Posted 29 November 2013, 12:20 a.m. Suggest removal
PBizzell says...
People who care about animals in The Bahamas willingly donate to charitable organizations who offer free/low cost/ at cost spays and neuters to pet owners who cannot afford these surgeries. Local vets will spay and neuter these pets for $50.00 per animal. Raise the funds, spay and neuter the animals...seems like simple process to me.
On Operation Potcake cancelled after local vet opposition
Posted 29 November 2013, 12:15 a.m. Suggest removal
PBizzell says...
Actually "Jack", whoever the heck you are I am a proud Bahamian and I ain't going anywhere !!!
On Operation Potcake cancelled after local vet opposition
Posted 29 November 2013, 12:09 a.m. Suggest removal
PBizzell says...
Jack I have always "been in". I have been practicing veterinary medicine in The Bahamas for 33 years and have always been a staunch advocate of animal welfare and free/low cost/at cost spays.
I was "in" when I founded Proud Paws and when we did more than 7,000 spays and neuters but have become tired by the lack of respect shown to vets in The Bahamas by the animal welfare community.
community
On Operation Potcake cancelled after local vet opposition
Posted 29 November 2013, 12:05 a.m. Suggest removal
PBizzell says...
The costs of course vary according to whether it's a dog or cat, whether it is large or small, whether it is young and slim or old and fat, whether it is pregnant or not, whether it is a crypt orchid or not, and whether vaccines are given or not, what anesthetic is used, what antibiotic cover is provided, what pain meds are used and what health problems require treatment.
There is no one size fits all in terms if costs but most spay projects cost out at an average price say $50.00 What you make on a male cat you lose big time on a big fat pregnant Rottweiler!
Other costs are wages for staff when done in a clinic, labour costs for sterilizing instruments and power costs for autoclave.
In my opinion spay and neuter projects in The Bahamas should also include screening for heart worms and tick-borne diseases to avoid anesthetic deaths and to assist with post operative
care re preventative medicine.
On Operation Potcake cancelled after local vet opposition
Posted 28 November 2013, 11:45 p.m. Suggest removal